US Security Policy in Spotlight at Annual Asia Defense Summit Questions about the U.S. commitment to the Asian region will be a key focus as Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis… 06/03/2017 Aimeast
US Pushes China on North Korea, South China Sea The United States is encouraged by China’s efforts to restrain North Korea, but Washington will not accept Beijing’s militarization of… 06/03/2017 Aimeast
Four-Nation Military Drills Begin Again Near Guam Multinational amphibious exercises on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam were moving ahead as scheduled Saturday, one day after being… 05/13/2017 Aimeast
Guam Military Drills on Hold After Vessel Runs Aground Multinational military drills on Guam designed to show support for the free passage of vessels in international waters amid concerns… 05/12/2017 Aimeast
China Says it Successfully Tests New Type of Missile China's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that the military successfully test-fired a new type of missile into waters near the Korean… 05/10/2017 Aimeast
Commander: No Change to US Navy Freedom of Navigation Patrols There has been no policy change with regard to U.S. Navy freedom of navigation operations under the administration of President… 05/08/2017 Aimeast
Taiwan Can’t Negotiate, Likely to Observe Rules on South China Sea Taiwan is expected to follow any agreements reached by other governments that compete with its claims to nearly the entire… 05/05/2017 Aimeast
US Hosting ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Discuss North Korea Threat The United States is bringing its Southeast Asian allies on board to tackle what senior officials described as the number… 05/03/2017 Aimeast
ASEAN Summit Sidesteps China Threat Leaders from 10 Southeast Asian countries at this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the Philippines have… 04/28/2017 Aimeast
Close Relations Around Asia Help China Repel Maritime Criticism China’s increasingly close relations with rivals in Southeast Asia put it in a position to disregard a harsh statement from… 04/21/2017 Aimeast
Discovery of More Chinese Ships Adds Pressure on Normally Passive Malaysia The discovery of new and persistent Chinese coast guard activity in a tract of sea claimed by Malaysia adds public… 04/17/2017 Aimeast
Philippines’ Duterte Cancels Visit to Disputed South China Sea Island Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has cancelled a planned visit to an island the Philippines claims in the disputed South China… 04/13/2017 Aimeast
Philippines Signals it Will Challenge China Over Maritime Disputes Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s plans to deploy troops to islands in the disputed South China Sea and personally plant a… 04/07/2017 Aimeast
China Fighter Plane Spotted on South China Sea Island, Think Tank Reports A Chinese fighter plane has been spotted on a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea, the first such deployment… 04/07/2017 Aimeast
Philippine President Orders Military to Seize Islands in South China Sea Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to seize and occupy a group of uninhabited islands in the South… 04/06/2017 Aimeast
Curbed by China, Philippine Fishing Town Turns Toward Ecotourism A Philippine city on the front lines of the wide-reaching South China Sea dispute is developing marine protection and ecotourism… 04/05/2017 Aimeast
Analysts: China Will be Able to Police Rival Countries in Disputed Sea China’s near completion of artificial islets and combat aircraft facilities in the Spratly Islands will give it extra power to… 03/31/2017 Aimeast
Rival Nations Dabble in South China Sea Tourism Despite Risks Countries around the disputed South China Sea are opening tiny islets, some once tiny reefs, for tourism as a way… 03/29/2017 Aimeast
Report: Beijing’s Man-made South China Sea Islands Nearly Complete A Washington-based think tank has concluded China has almost finished construction or three man-made islands in the South China Sea,… 03/28/2017 Aimeast
Trade, Globalization Focus of Chinese Premier’s Australian Visit Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Australia for a five-day visit that will focus on boosting global trade. China is… 03/24/2017 Aimeast